LG Nexus 4 prototype full preview appears, featuring a SIM card tray

Just as promised, the Russian tech blog that's got a hold on an LG Nexus 4 from the testing office nearby, posted a full preview of the handset, and it certainly looks like a great addition to the Nexus lineup, with a sharp 4.7" 1280x720 pixels IPS LCD display, featuring the same in-cell touch tech found in the iPhone 5. Also similar to Apple's handset, it features a micro SIM card tray loading mechanism.

The folks Tech Onliner say that there was indeed no memory card slot, and just 8GB of internal memory on the prototype unit they have, which seems to be indeed a very early preview unit, considering the benchmark scores that the monster quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro with Adreno 320 GPU got.

The camera samples don't look bad either, even those inside, but the previewers mentioned that it was obvious the software wasn't ironed out still, as automatic mode behaved pretty erratic, sometimes boosting contrast and saturation, or mangling the white balance at will.

Hopefully the news on the storage front and the benchmark results will be better for the final retail version, which should be announced later this month by Andy Rubin alongside a new Android 4.2 version (the prototype was running Android 4.1.2), and eventually land on shelves October 29 for $399 SIM-free, sold directly from the Play Store.

If they are aiming for a more midrange price like 400 dollars off contract they may be sacrificing some capacity. the average user wouldnt really need much more than that anyway. If you dont put music or video actually on the phone then its perfectly fine for apps to have 8gb, even if its 5-6gb after os and other files

Because pretty soon internal storage isn't going to matter. As long as you have personal cloud storage you're going to be able to stream things like music, movies, and pictures from your home storage. Check out Western Digital's My Book Live setups. Its awesome.

its either a notification LED or a Uranium depository where a nano drop will give you an estimated 48 hours of talk time and up to 2 months standby battery life...
...ofcourse its an LED why else would they post that pic

So happy this is an early prototype, that means there might be a chance of a different pattern on the back glass rather than that bedazzled look, maybe carbon fiber-ish like the pattern on the Optimus G for AT&T. Can't wait for this to release.

Its an early prototype so hold off your judgments until the product is released for consumption, I might get the LG Nexus depends on how good the camera is but I expect it to come with 16GB, which is what kept me from buying the Galaxy Nexus and went with S2

This sounds stupid to point out on such a high-level device, but I'm very, very happy that a big LED is coming back. It's one of my favorite features on the Galaxy Nexus that I rely on constantly (thanks to the Light Flow app). It adds so much utility and may have become an essential feature for how I use phones.

Yeah, supposedly this was a very early prototype from about 2 months or so ago. When it releases it should be MUCH better.

One thing I might wish for though is that the LG Nexus won't be a flagship, but will be a mid-range offering and the statements about S4 Pro and 2 GB RAM were wrong. Maybe Sony, HTC, or Motorola will make the real flagship Nexus.

But that is pretty much impossible, and those low benchmarks were due to unofficial software... But a man can dream

I do kind of want all of them to be flagships in their own respective ways, but I'm thinking about the possibilities of making a mid-range Nexus; it would expand the area of consumers it would appeal to, being cheaper and all, while still giving a good experience to the user and making a good name for the Nexus brand.

Making a Nexus just being slightly more powerful than the current Galaxy Nexus, that still runs perfectly with Jelly Bean, could be a very good idea. Though some may argue the Galaxy Nexus will be the "mid-range" Nexus because it does technically have the same effect as making this LG Nexus a mid-range, but I think the fact that this will be a newer product along with being affordable will make it appeal more to the consumer.

It seems as though LG is really trying to impress us this year with their selection of devices, and that might make the LG Nexus the best option of the possible Nexi in terms of specs. However, even though Google is holding LG's hand and walking them through all of this like a child, I still think LG will find a way to screw this up. The name "LG" just makes me kind of cringe. So, if they were to make a mid-range Nexus; they would have less of a chance of messing that up and making the Nexus brand seem less valuable. If LG can make a decent super phone, they should be able to make a great mid-range, you know?

Yea I was actually thinking about the Galaxy Nexus's future. It might stick around be considered that mid-range device you speak of, as far as hardware. But I believe Nexus is more about Software than hardware. Running on the latest and most innovative software.

But let's see how LG does when these phones are actually released. (the Optimus G and the LG Nexus). I saw a CNET review that said the Optimus G has a really bad battery life and the camera sucks as well.

I think instead of the Galaxy Nexus sticking around, it should be replaced by a mid-range Nexus. it won't be much of an upgrade, but consumers will be more attracted to it with the "new" tag on it. And plus there were things wrong with the Galaxy Nexus that LG could improve on. Build quality and the display are the two biggest examples. Though I really like the S-Amoled HD display on the Galaxy Nexus, just give people one less thing to complain about by giving them an IPS LCD HD display.

The Nexus is more used to being a standard that can be topped rather than a competitor for the best specs. But the superb software makes up in all aspects for the lack of pure power.

I don't really expect much out of the Optimus G, because it's LG. I expect more out of the Optimus Nexus because it's LG being led by Google. Google should lead LG into making the right decisions with the Nexus, rather than have them make the same mistakes they did with their past products.

I actually love the camera design. I think this thing is definitely taking on the iPhone in the looks department, while most phones in let's say the Verizon's droid line go for the more tougher guy look. I might even consider this over the Verizon HTC phablet that's been rumored. the phablet might have an awesome ppi that's woops everything on the market, but this thing should have the same awesome IPS screen as the LG Optimus G. I've never liked LG's programming on their smartphones. It seems they have great technology, but sucky programming. So a pure google LG phone sounds awesome to me :) I'm hoping that it comes to Verizon.

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